The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.4° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
27
44
64
81
87
95
104
191
216
239
209
135
93
136
159
164
218
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:45PM1.82m
9:01AM1.31m
9:17PM1.79m
9:37AM1.35m
9:50PM1.73m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.25m
2:47PM0.25m
3:48AM0.24m
3:26PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
16
15
14
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
12
12
13
13
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